Basil Hayden's

Kentucky Springs Distilling Company

Basil Hayden's Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey 2013

Gift from Matt. I really like this. Each time I have it. — a year ago

Kentucky Springs Distilling Company

Basil Hayden's Dark Rye Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey

Dark and rich. A little sweeter than I expected with the port. Would buy again. — 2 years ago

Stolpman Vineyards

"Love You Bunches" Carbonic Sangiovese 2020

Blind Date wine! Blind tasting notes: "Bright ruby red, candied red fruits, jolly rancher and bubble gum. Low acid, low tannin, slightly effervescent. The food pairing suggestion makes us think Italy, but the fruitiness and low acid and tannin makes us think Not Italy." Soooo tasty with a BLT and pasta salad with tomato and basil. — 3 years ago

Severn, Ericsson and 8 others liked this

Bodegas Ostatu

Rioja Alavesa Tempranillo Garnacha Blend Rosé 2021

Such a delightful rosé! Juicy watermelon jolly rancher balanced with hint of cinnamon and basil. — 2 years ago

Raul Pérez

La Penitencia Mencía Blend

Over the last few years, I’ve grown quite fond of Raul Pérez’s wines. The challenge is, some of them can be rather elusive. “La Penitencia” is one of those wines. So I was pretty excited to try this. Popped and poured; consumed over three days. Wine pours deep ruby bordering purple and slightly turbid with a near opaque core; medium+ viscosity. There does appear to be a small amount of fine sediment clinging to the side of the glass. On the nose, the wine is intense. There’s obvious presence of VA and overall, comes across natty; more than any other Raul Pérez wine I’ve had before. That being said, it is remarkably fresh with notes of cherry and blackberry; the pits, seeds, stems and all. There’s also spices, cinder block, and un-excavated basement. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium+, bordering on high acid. Again, bright red and dark fruits along with pomegranate, grapefruit, and basil. The finish is a touch mousey with a biscuity sort of thing happening but it’s tolerable and I’m pretty sensitive. This would be too wild for many. Reminds me a bit of Fabio Gea’s “Onde Gravitational”. Plenty of life ahead for these. As it stands, I have another bottle and I won’t be in any particular rush to drink it. Lovely stuff. — 2 years ago

Severn, Hermes and 12 others liked this

Castellare di Castellina

Chianti Classico Sangiovese 2018

Covid Chianti kick continues. Nice herb and spice component. Tarragon, basil, sage w/ some tomato action. All held up in classic Chianti cherry. Great for price. — 3 years ago

Douglas, Joshua and 8 others liked this

Bodegas Bernabeleva

Navaherreros Garnacha de Bernabeleva 2018

Bio/organic practices with indigenous yeast, granitic soils. Great savory herbaceous basil, spice, dark fresh fruit, a little chocolate after being opened for awhile, some tannins well integrated. Delicious and food friendly — 2 years ago

Von Winning

In Deidesheimer Pinot Noir Rosé 2020

From the June wine share. Sparkling water, strawberries, limes, watermelon, basil 😋 — 3 years ago

Severn, Alex and 7 others liked this

Domaine Houchart

Sainte-Victoire Côtes de Provence Rosé 2019

Raspberry, wet pebbles , basil, tomato leaf, whiff of pepper, salty, lip smacking finish. Very fine. — 3 years ago

Chris, Peter and 1 other liked this

Domaine Le Couroulu

Cuvée Classique Vacqueyras Red Rhone Blend 2016

Smokey barnyard action.
Love that very complex nose.
Heavy bodied beauty bathed in dark flavor, Hints of genoveses basil, with prominent flavors of toasted blackberry,. A classically wonderful Rhône valley wine, orange peel acidity and well layered oak tannins.
— 4 years ago

Daniel P., Sharon and 4 others liked this
Trixie

Trixie

Nicely placed wine in front of your decorative chest. Have a good weekend!🍷